43 points + 40 points! From substitute to boss! Gold will always shine, you are about to win the championship

The NBA has never lacked those talented stars. They may rely on their amazing static talents to establish their foothold in the league. For example, the Spurs No. 1 Winban Yama, who can win the blocking king once he first arrived. His height and wingspan are too exaggerated. Perhaps he is relying on his superhuman athletic ability to create a world. For example, the new generation of defenders Edwards and Morant, their explosive power is very outstanding. They flew to the sky and escaped during the game and performed heavy hammers and dunks at will. Of course, there are also superstars who combine static talent and athletic ability. The most typical one is Antetokounmpo, nicknamed Greek monster. He can make three major layups from the midfield and his dominance in the inside is full. Antetokounmpo is also one of the most powerful stars in the current service. Of course, not every player in the NBA can get full of talent and become the peak of his debut.

There are also some players with average talent who did not receive attention when they first entered the league, but they were able to rely on their own efforts to gradually make progress and become superstars from role players. The most typical one is Jokic. A second-round pick can win 3 MVPs. At that time, no one was optimistic about Jokic's center. He had poor defense and slow speed. He seemed to be able to rely on tonnage to gain a foothold in the inside. However, Jokic still has a very outstanding talent, that is, his ball quotient is extremely high. It is precisely because of his top ball quotient that Jokic can evolve into the current super giant step by step. Like Jokic, there is also Brunson of the Knicks, who also debuted as a second round pick. He was selected by the Mavericks as the third pick in the second round in 2018. He has been a younger brother by Doncic and has not received much playing time per game.

The scout report at that time commented on Brunson: his physical fitness is extremely mediocre, and he is prone to excessive dribbling on the offensive end to lead to mistakes. He needs to develop more stable shooting ability. The defense may not reach the starting level and he needs to prove himself. Indeed, as a defender, Brunson is only 1.85 meters tall and has relatively average athletic ability, making it difficult to shine and heat during the game. However, in the Mavericks in recent years, he has been able to constantly polish his offensive skills and develop his skills in close and middle distance throwing. His jump shot efficiency is getting higher and higher. Although his explosive power is poor and his height is not enough, Brunson is physically strong, belonging to the small cannon type and has strong core strength. Therefore, he is not afraid of various basket confrontations at all, and can easily hit the penalty area to complete the final score. By the 22nd playoffs, Brunson ushered in a turning point in his career.

Doncic was injured at that time, and Brunson was in a timely manner for the Mavericks. He was ordered to take over as the core team. In the first round, he averaged 27.8 points per game to lead the team to advance 6 games. After Doncic returned, the two teams joined forces to eliminate the Suns in the second round. In the Western Conference Finals, although they failed to overcome the Warriors hurdle, Brunson still had a brilliant performance, scoring 30+ points in a single game many times. That's when Brunson completely made his value, but the Mavericks' management was indeed a bit stingy and unwilling to provide him with an ideal contract renewal. The Knicks knew the wise and offered him a four-year, $104 million signing. Now, even if it was 104 million in four years, it was too cheap for Brunson, which was only more than 20 million a year, but his actual performance of 40 million a year is not an exaggeration.

After the Knicks, Brunson continued to evolve, and his team surpassed Randle at the time, becoming the leader of the Knicks, and also became an All-Star player. He has led the team into the playoffs for three consecutive years. He is the first in the league in the final quarter of the regular season and was selected as the NBA Key Master of the Year. In this year's playoffs, Brunson averaged 29.9 points, 3.7 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game, ranking third in the league in scoring, second only to Doncic and Antetokounmpo (these two were eliminated in the first round). He scored 40+ points in a single game, including the first round match point match against the Pistons, Brunson scored 40 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, facing the Pacers' G1 in the East Finals, Brunson scored 43 points and 5 assists. According to statistics, since the 21-22 season, Brunson has scored 40+ games in 9 playoffs, with the most in the same period, and Jokic, ranked second, has only 6 times.

9 career playoffs, 40+ in a single game, which is also ranked first in NBA history. It ranks 6th among NBA historical guards, second only to legendary celebrities such as Jordan, West, Kobe, Harden, and Iverson. 43 points + 40 points! From substitute to boss! Gold will always shine, and you are about to win the championship. Although the Knicks were temporarily behind 0-1, judging from their performance in the first game, they were definitely strong and maintained the suppression of the Pacers for most of the time before being reversed in the end. The Knicks are not the kind of soft team, and their style is also very tough. When facing the defending champion Celtics in the second round, the Knicks made a comeback of more than 10 points behind three times. So, this year's Knicks must have hope of winning the championship. What do you think?